Letter from Governor John Wood to Board of Customs, 14 June 1765 · Revestment 1765

Name: Letter from Governor John Wood to Board of Customs, 14 June 1765
Description: Letter from John Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man, to the Board of Customs acknowledging receipt of correspondence via Mr Lutwidge dated 23 May 1765. Wood expresses his readiness to execute orders but notes his constraint due to lack of formal directions from either the Crown or the Duke of Atholl regarding necessary post-Revestment measures. This is a critical document showing the transition period immediately after the Revestment Act (passed May 1765) when governance structures were being established.
Date: 14 June 1765
Place: Castletown; Isle of Man
Related To: John Wood; James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl; John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
Collection: The Last Years of the Lordship; Crown Administration
Type: Administrative Correspondence
Date Created: 1765-06-14
Creator: John Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man
Audience: The Honorable the Board of Customs
Identifier: T 1/438/101
Language: English